are cable boxes going to lose channels?

hi posted a message previos to this which was moved but i cant find it now so sorry if this message offends anybody. i was recently speaking to a friend who is usually correct when it comes to information on these subjects and he told me that v****n me**a are to lose all the s*y channels including the sports packages. now this would be devastating to alot of users, so any help with this and i mean any info would be gratefully recieved Scott